Category: #readRchat

  • I've been very busy for the past few months with podcasting and I have simply not gotten around to updating anything on this site. For those of you who don't follow me on twitter, sorry! Here is what is new: I am co-hosting a #RomBkLove inspired podcast, called #Rombkpod with several fantastic fellow readers, Meka,…

  •     Thank You! I’m humbled each year by everyone who takes the time to participate and shares recs and book memories close to their hearts. I’m humbled when readers and bloggers devote so much time and effort on their rec posts.  Thank you for the gift you are to our diverse romance community.  I…

  • 18. Salt Magic, Skin Magic by Lee Welch (Audio, m/m, historical PNR/Fantasy) Great mystery, suspense & twist. Really loved the tension between Blake & Lord Thornsby, their mutual mistrust/attraction. Intriguing magical worldbuilding. #bkbrk https://t.co/avsbyMAZ12 — Ana Coqui (@anacoqui) March 9, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Lord Thornby’s debauched and provocative London life came to an abrupt end when…

  • The #readRchat team is hugely grateful to all who voted and boosted the #readRchatawards this month. Thank you for the fantastic nominations and for selecting such fabulously diverse group of books to honor. The 2018#readRchat Award Winners:   Contemporary: A Girl Like Her (Ravenswood Book #1) by Talia Hibbert  (13.3 % – 81/610 votes The…

  • Love in Panels has my list of top 6 favorites: Ana's Best of 2018 list. If you want to read my sub-genre specific lists: Favorite Contemporary Romances of 2018 Favorite Historical Romances of 2018 Favorite Short Stories and Novellas of 2018 Favorite SFR, PNR & Fantasy Books of 2018   and if you haven't Voted…

  •    This is the corner of Romancelandia is where I feel the coziest. I came in to romance after spending years reading Fantasy and Science Fiction for the relationships. The first romance novels I read were by Nalini Singh and Meljean Brooks, so it no surprise that I turn to PNR, SFR & Fantasy romances when…

  • At many points this year novellas and short stories have been just what I needed to read. I am always amazed what authors can do with a limited word-count. The emotional stories that they can cram into small packages. I am huge fan of the Rogue Anthologies project and the range of authors that have…

  • As I work to whittle down my nomination list for #readRchatawards and Love in Panel's Favorites of 2018 list, I was struck by how  many fabulous yet completely different  historical romances I have read this year. The four books vying for my three nomination spots are wildly different in tone, style and setting. The Governess…

  • I am working on putting together my best of list for Love in Panels and working on my nomination slate for the #readRchatAwards and the contemporary category is going to be a problem.  I have six 4.5/5 star reads in that category alone. These are the contenders, and some of my favorite contemporaries this year:…